Christopher Bell, M.D.

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

MD-47216 Issued in IA

Practice address

1212 Pleasant St Ste 211
Des Moines, IA 50309-1411

Phone

(515) 875-9770

Fax

(515) 875-9771

NPI assigned

Jun 24, 2015

Last updated

Dec 14, 2023By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

The Iowa Clinic PCGroup PAC ID 4082513742, 307 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Hospital, Des Moines, IA, CCN 160082

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cbell254177@direct.unitypoint.org
• Direct secure messaging: christopherbell@tic.allscriptsdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• The Iowa Clinic PC

  dba The Iowa Clinic

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1346233178

  Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St Luke's Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1083708226
  NPD
• The Iowa Clinic, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1871451328
  NPD
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Lutheran Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1356433049
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center-Methodist West

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1598905762
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "telephone_number": "515-875-9925",
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            "affiliation": "N",
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• Ashley Behrens
• Robert J Behrens, MD
• Shawn Beirman, LMSW
• Marc Bejarno, PHARMD
• Ronald P Belin, DPM
• Kayla Bell
• Kristin McClimen Bell, LISW
• Fatu Bellai
• Sara Elizabeth Belles, DO
• Anne Hope Belling, OTR/L, CLT

• Surgery Physician in Des Moines, IA
• Providers in Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 14, 2023; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.